Lemon Coconut Cake Mix Bars
These bars come together in a flash making them perfect for last-minute bake sales.
Servings: 16 bars
Ingredients
- 1 box cake mix lemon or white
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 cup butter 1 stick
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup coconut
- coconut and powdered sugar for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray and 11 3/4" x 7 3/4" pan lightly with cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, gently sift cake mix and set aside.
- Melt butter in a microwave safe dish. *Note: do not melt completely, but more to a creamy smooth consistency. You don't want it to be too hot.
- To the cake mix, add butter, egg, lemon juice and zest and combine. Stir in coconut.
- Pour batter into the prepared baking dish and bake for approx. 25 minutes, or until top is lightly browned and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the middle.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar and coconut. Allow to cool completely before cutting into squares.
Notes
I used white cake mix because it’s what I had on hand, and the lemon flavor was nice and subtle. However, you could also take that tang up a notch with a lemon cake mix.
Nutrition
Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 274mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 192IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 1mg
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